We are looking forward to our next meeting this Sunday 8th December at Wickham Bishops Village Hall. Our guest speaker is Tom Cole and the subject is ‘Climbers and Wall Shrubs’. Doors open at 1.30pm. Our meeting starts with announcements at 2.00 followed by the lecture, then the raffle, festive snacks, tea and coffee.

Tom has been involved in land-based education since 1991. He was a lecturer at Capel Manor College, which culminated in becoming Head of Horticulture in 1997-2009. This role involved overseeing and leading a team based at 5 sites covering the London area. During 2009, Tom moved to Writtle University College as a Curriculum Manager, overseeing Further Education covering Agriculture, Countryside and Horticulture. During 2010 he became the Head of Faculty.

More recently, Tom has spent much of his time delivering RHS qualifications at Capel Manor College. He is an RHS Associate and speaker, qualification writer for Pearson/ BTEC and marks RHS Level 2 exams. Tom is also currently expanding a small, but perfectly formed soft landscape and maintenance business. Aside from teaching, he regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio Essex with Ken Crowther and contributes to various garden magazines

We look forward to seeing you there.